Qatar

HE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Major General Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah said that the national service is not the only thing that the homeland needs but it requires sacrifices until death, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

US weapons maker Raytheon has won a contract valued at $2.4 billion to supply 10 Patriot missile defence systems to Qatar, which is beefing up its defences to counter a growing perceived threat from Iran.

The leaders and heads of delegations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states concluded the 35th session of the GCC Supreme Council Summit at the Doha Sheraton Hotel Tuesday evening, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.

The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon Company an undefinitized contract action (UCA) for a Foreign Military Sales contract not to exceed $75.6 million to design and implement an Air and Missile Defense Operation Center (ADOC) for the State of Qatar, which will be a first of its kind in the region.